Student Workshop Preparation

Please check back here frequently for updated preparatory material.

Pulsar Background Information

Pulsar Searching

Here’s a brief writeup created for the Pulsar Search Collaboratory. It gives some information about finding pulsars and an overview of the PRESTO pulsar searching software

Pulsar Timing

Basic Unix skills

If you’re not using some sort of unix now (Linux / OSX / Solaris) you will be soon. Many of the tasks you will perform during the practicum sessions will require some familiarity with unix command-line tools. While it may seem arcane at first you will soon discover that it can make many of your day to day astronomy tasks easier. Here’s a good place to start: